Evaluating the Impact of Laws Regulating Illicit Drugs on Health and Society [electronic resource].

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Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- End User License Agreement -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- List of Contributors -- The First Application of Leximetric Analysis on the Drug Law in Italy -- Francesca De Marinis1,* -- INTRODUCTION -- HOW THE METHODOLOGY WORKS -- THE OBJECT OF THE STUDY -- IDENTIFICATION OF THE VARIABLES AND ELABORATION OF A SCALE -- COMPARISON BETWEEN LAWS OVER TIME: LEXIMETRICS SCORES -- CONCLUDING REMARKS -- CONSENT FOR PUBLICATION -- CONFLICT OF INTEREST -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- REFERENCES

A Review of the NERA Model Applied to the Recreational Use of Marijuana in the State of Washington -- Yusra Bibi Ruhomally1 and Muhammad Zaid Dauhoo1,* -- INTRODUCTION -- THE NERA MODEL -- MODELLING THE DYNAMICS OF RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA USE IN THE CONTEXT OF LEGALIZATION, IN COLORADO AND WASHINGTON FOR THE PERIOD 2002-2015 -- THE NERA MODEL USING DATA AVAILABLE IN -- ESTIMATION OF PARAMETERS USING GENETIC ALGORITHM -- CONCLUDING REMARKS -- LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS -- CONSENT FOR PUBLICATION -- CONFLICT OF INTEREST -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES

HAT Wars: The Political History of Heroin- Assisted Treatment -- Christopher Hallam1,* -- INTRODUCTION: THE CONTROVERSY OVER HEROIN-ASSISTED TREATMENT -- HISTORICAL CONTEXT -- THE EMERGENCE OF ADDICTION -- UNITED STATES DRUG POLICY AND THE GLOBAL REGIME -- BRITAIN AND THE ROLLESTON COMMITTEE -- THE SWISS EXPERIMENT AND THE BIRTH OF CONTEMPORARY HAT -- OTHER EARLY TRIALS: DUTCH HAT -- HAT IN GERMANY -- CONCLUSIVE REMARKS: HOW GOES THE HAT WAR? -- LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS -- CONSENT FOR PUBLICATION -- CONFLICT OF INTEREST -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- REFERENCES

The Effectiveness and Efficacy of Prescribed Diacetylmorphine (Heroin) in Reducing Drug-related Harms -- Jeanette Bowles1,2,*, Nazlee Maghsoudi MGA1,3, Samantha Young4,5,6, Sarah Griffiths4 and Gillian Kolla7 -- INTRODUCTION -- WHAT IS HEROIN-ASSISTED TREATMENT? -- SETTINGS OF DISPENSATION -- BODY OF EVIDENCE -- Evidence of Impact on Risk Behaviours and Infectious Disease Implications -- Evidence of Impact on Employment, Income, Education, and Well-being -- Evidence of Cost-effectiveness and Public Order

Evidence of the Side Effects and Consequences of Discontinuation for Heroin-assisted Treatment -- HEROIN-ASSISTED TREATMENT GLOBALLY -- ITERATIONS OF HEROIN-ASSISTED TREATMENT -- CONCLUSION -- LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS -- CONSENT FOR PUBLICATION -- CONFLICT OF INTEREST -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- REFERENCES -- The Hospitalization Risk Profile of Opioids Users -- Valerio Manno1, Alice Maraschini1, Susanna Conti2 and Giada Minelli1,* -- INTRODUCTION -- METHODS -- Data Source -- Case Definition -- Statistical Analysis -- Comorbidities -- TRENDS OF HOSPITALIZATION IN OPIOID USERS BY AGE AND GENDER

DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED WITH DIAGNOSES RELATED TO OPIOIDS USE

Evaluating the impact of Laws Regulating Illicit Drugs on Health and Society serves as an informative reference for social science researchers and policymakers on the science behind drug regulation.The book presents contributions from many leading researchers in drug law and policy evaluation. The 12 chapters highlight scientific evidence from a diverse range of international projects on evaluation of different illicit drug laws. Each contribution takes polici.

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